WFP warns of catastrophic hunger in Sudan as aid funding collapses

The World Food Programme has warned that Sudan faces one of the world's largest hunger and displacement crises as relief funding collapses and aid supplies run out.

• WFP Acting Executive Director Carl Skau said about 20 million people face acute hunger in Sudan, including 200,000 in catastrophic conditions.
• Skau warned the programme, which reaches 4 to 5 million people monthly, may sharply cut aid in Sudan within weeks amid funding shortages.
• The International Organization for Migration said shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene stocks could run out by end of September, with operational resources lasting only until December.
• Skau reached his conclusions after an eight-day visit to Sudan covering Khartoum, El Obeid, El Fasher and Tawila.
• IOM Director-General Amy Pope warned the joint aid supply line faces an imminent halt and the humanitarian system could collapse within weeks without urgent action, calling for $15 million to maintain minimum operations through 2026.
• Displacement data records 8.6 million internally displaced people plus 4.9 million returnees across Sudan, amid continued fighting and heavy rains.